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Working out! Fitness! Nutrition!
- Thread starter Taleb
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Hey Guys,
How easy do you think it is to sneak into the Tough Mudder? I don't care for the novelty items or any of that crap...I just want to run the race.
They sort of screwed me because I'm volunteering the afternoon on Sunday and they half-*** confirmed me and now the race entry fee has gone up another $35 dollars. Btw, if anyone's interested in volunteering, you get a discounted race price in the future (which wasn't the reason even the reason I volunteered).
& Link666, unless you're working on cardio conditioning (I'm assuming that you're running to lose weight/get fit), time is less important than calories in/out. I only run for long times when I've over-eaten calories for the past couple of days (ie binge drinking/pigging out/caving in to tempting food).
How easy do you think it is to sneak into the Tough Mudder? I don't care for the novelty items or any of that crap...I just want to run the race.
They sort of screwed me because I'm volunteering the afternoon on Sunday and they half-*** confirmed me and now the race entry fee has gone up another $35 dollars. Btw, if anyone's interested in volunteering, you get a discounted race price in the future (which wasn't the reason even the reason I volunteered).
& Link666, unless you're working on cardio conditioning (I'm assuming that you're running to lose weight/get fit), time is less important than calories in/out. I only run for long times when I've over-eaten calories for the past couple of days (ie binge drinking/pigging out/caving in to tempting food).
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Been reading this thread and some really great advice. I don`t know if my situation is normal but I find if I push myself to the extreme (cardio or intense weight training like almost passing out), I feel sick the next day. By sick I mean like a fever or flu like symptoms. If I go moderate, there are no issues. Is this normal?
cbcanada
Banned
Sounds like you are way overtraining... What you are doing is doing more bad for your body then good.. Your central nerve system is probably burnt and cant cope. So you get sick from any little bug... Your muscles and joints will go next and you may soon injure something.
Cut back to. 50% off what you are doing and build up intensity and workload overtime.. Few months, half a year , full year.. Everyone is different.
You should feel good and energetic after your workout... Learn your own overtraining symptoms and listen to your body.
You sure it's that easy? Don't you have a sign-in gate/table to get through?
Thanks for the advice. I wanted to loose weight fast but will go easier on myself.
Not really. Yes you are supposed to go through them, but it's a set of tables in a huge open area, you could easily just walk up. They do have coloured wrists bands that are worn as well, but if you're in a starting pack, no one will probably notice. I actually worked the event 7:30am -7pm and will be there again tomorrow
Sweet - thanks. I'm gonna use this and hope that the first couple of numbers aren't way off
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U_vSiNvMP...AJrg/ppv-l2EY2Ng/s1600/ToughMudderApr2013.jpg
Gonna run in the morning and just volunteer for 12-7pm shift. I'm considering not going to sleep since I have to leave in 2 hours lol
Roomie
Banned
I agree with all of this except the end. You should feel at least tired after a proper work out. Recovery takes time and everyone is different. What you eat or drink post work out is key for a lot of people as well. The idea though is not to feel dead after a work out. If you do then you're pushing it way too hard and doing yourself no good.
Also as an example a friend of mine asked me to get him into a routine so he could lose some weight and tone up a little. He isn't looking to become some body builder or anything. He does 10-15 mins of cardio at the end of every work out. Nothing crazy hard or fast but more as a way to gradually bring himself back down from an intense routine. While I don't do this personally it has really seemed to work well for him over the last year.
Thanks. I toned my workouts down.
****ing disaster. I got there at 1 so the last wave already started. I couldn't sneak into the start without getting caught, so I had to sneak in at the halfway point. I did the half in about 45 minutes, but now it makes me think that running the thing in under 1:45 could've been very realistic; even with my cough.
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Acernec, you've got a gift. I might be wrong because I'm a bit more holistic than most, but I would see this as your body telling you that you're going too hard at your workouts. If you're just starting out, listen to it and let your body become accustomed to the stress that you're putting on it.
The fact that you're able to push this hard means that you'll be getting some real results once you get more into it. Remember that you're breaking down tissue and you have to let it repair...because of that, your immune system will be weaker while it deals with that stuff.
Vitamin C (I personally choose grapefruit because it's lower in calories than oranges and I've had good success with its blood-thinning properties)+ vegetables/herbs. I incorporate a lot of ginger, garlic, and onion into my diet, for that reason.
Make sure you're getting all the vitamins in. I generally don't eat much traditional carbs (potatoes, rice, wraps, etc.), but whatever little carbs I get are usually from the massive amounts of vegetables that I eat. I also drink a lot of green tea (it's good because it has antioxidants, boosts your immune system, and keeps your heart rate up throughout the day). It's worked well for me and I'd recommend it. Lots of vegetables aren't very calorie dense (but VERY rich in nutrients), so it might help stave off your hunger, as well.
Anyway, even if I factor in the fact that I'm probably younger than you...I think there are a lot of things you can do to avoid getting sick. And I did it all without supplements (with the exception of BCAAs) or protein shakes, so I don't think it's all that unrealistic. Make sure that you're also in a good state of mind throughout the rest of the day. You're more susceptible to sickness when you're always in a bad mood. But again, some might claim that this last bit of advice is pseudo-science/etc.
stevex
Well-known member
I supplement vitamin C daily, at least 1000-3000mg in pill form.... I eat a pretty decent amount of green vegetables (brocolli, green/yellow beans, baby spinach).... as far as fruit goes, mixed frozen (anti-oxidant blend) in the morning shake or post workout shake... barring that, a green apple.
I need to be more consistent with the green tea thing, never developed a taste for it.... same with having lemons on hand and tossing slices into my water.
It doesn't help that my sleeping habits are atrocious, at best. Working night shifts in combination with chronic pain attributed to osteoarthritis and endless amounts of painkillers/anti-inflammatories and its just a cocktail of terrible.
Hmm. Try Celestial's green tea. It's green tea but mixed with white to to smooth it out. It helps take away the bitterness and the dry mouth effect afterwards that most green teas give.
As for sleep, I barely get any... but when I do, it's efficient. I've been polyphasic sleeping for years. I get about 3 hours of sleep and I function fine both mentally and physically. You do a lot of healing in your REM stage (the last one), so it's a good idea to train your body to jump straight into that stage if you aren't willing/can't change your sleeping patterns.
Anyway, it looks like you pretty much already know what you're doing. Hopefully you get it all figured out. I've got tons of that green tea if you wanna give it a try. They're k-cups, though, so you'd need to have a keurig machine.
toshison
Well-known member
Reading your last post, I was thinking "dude probably needs more sleep" and sure enough it sounds like thats a big problem for you. Whenever I feel the most remote symptom of getting sick, I make sure to allocate enough time to sleep for at least 10hrs, even if I dont sleep the whole thing. Usually those symptoms subside when I wake up the next day and I dont ever get sick.
There was a time when I had to work nights many years ago while in my college days and its a killer. Just flat out bad for your health for so many reasons, especially if you are trying to build muscle and improve body composition (recovery, hormone release, dealing with cortisol etc..). I use to work a 10pm-8am shift and I'd come home, crash cuz I was super tired but then would wake up 3 hours later with the sun shining in my window and would function like a zombie all day long.
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